You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
STEPHEN COVEYWhat you do has far greater impact than what you say.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.
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It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.
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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
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People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
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Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
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It’s better to be humbled by the word than by the force of circumstances.
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While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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